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27-Oct-2019 01:51

At the wedding, held in Paris’ Notre Dame cathedral, the groom had to stand outside during the religious ceremony because he was not Catholic.

Six days later, Catholic mobs unleashed a wave of targeted killings on the Huguenots who had gathered in Paris for the festivities. Bartholomew’s Day Massacre, the violence spread to the countryside, lasting several weeks and resulting in tens of thousands of deaths.

Holbein returned with portraits of the duke’s two sisters, and Henry chose 24-year-old Anne as his next bride.

Upon meeting her in person, however, the king expressed dismay at her appearance, lack of sophistication and body odor, famously calling her a “Flanders mare.” (Henry, meanwhile, had grown so obese by that time that he could barely walk and suffered from a chronic, festering sore on his leg.) To avoid conflict with the Germans, Henry’s advisers convinced him to go ahead with the wedding.

Then, in what was seen as a bad omen at the time, his wife let a large blot of ink fall onto the marriage contract, covering half her name.

After a state dinner later that day, the king personally escorted the young newlyweds to their room for the ritual bedding ceremony.

This incident, along with the couple’s failure to produce an heir, sparked rumors about the emperor’s sexuality and has led some historians to suggest that the marriage was never consummated.

For reasons that are still unclear—performance anxiety, a physical problem or just plain ignorance—seven years would go by before Louis and Marie Antoinette consummated their marriage, making them the laughingstock of the court and kingdom.

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Despite its inauspicious beginning, the marriage is thought to have been a happy one.

Augusta and Frederick had nine sons and daughters together; their last child, Caroline Matilda, was born three months after her father’s sudden death in 1751.

For reasons that are still unclear—performance anxiety, a physical problem or just plain ignorance—seven years would go by before Louis and Marie Antoinette consummated their marriage, making them the laughingstock of the court and kingdom.

History has proven that not every royal wedding is the stuff of fairytales.

From Henry VIII's fourth marriage to the ill-fated nuptials of the last emperor of China, take a look back at 6 examples of marital woe.

Despite its inauspicious beginning, the marriage is thought to have been a happy one.

Augusta and Frederick had nine sons and daughters together; their last child, Caroline Matilda, was born three months after her father’s sudden death in 1751.

After just one night with his new queen, however, the king wanted out, proclaiming, “I liked her before not well, but now I like her much worse.” The marriage was annulled on the grounds that it had never been consummated, and Anne received a generous settlement as well as the honorary title of “the King’s Beloved Sister.” She remained in England until her death, becoming a popular presence at court and developing close friendships with Henry, his children and his last wife, Catherine Parr.